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Now that I have a few books under my belt, I can speak from experience about using my blog to promote my book. At least, I think I can. Before you read on, here are a couple of possible caveats: I have an existing audience. I’ve been blogging since May 2006. The people who read my […]
Dear members of CWG (or those thinking about becoming members) How would you like the opportunity to make some terrific online friends, get your name associated with a professional organization to fellow writers, editors, publishers and news sources, and do something worthwhile for Catholic literature? What if I told you it would only take a […]
Every week, I encourage you to keep going with your blogging. I share tips and advice to the best of my ability. I try to be candid and not too idealistic. Blogging’s hard work. But, as I was reminded recently, so is life. Period. Last week, I had a bit of a family emergency. It […]
After years of creating, editing, polishing and many revisions, the last line of your book is written. You have sent it off to the printer. You are finally finished! Now you can sit back, kick up your feet and relax while your book becomes a bestseller. Wrong. For the self-published author, the writing of his […]
Part of the Lenten Journey series Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel around his waist. – John 13:5 It’s been a pretty pathetic Lent, or so I thought until about 10 AM on Tuesday morning. It was then that I got […]
Last week, during the Catholic Writers Conference Online, I was reminded of something that I’m going to just go ahead and remind you of, too. Because you know what? We all need to hear this. Remember your priorities. You are Catholic first, everything else second. That means your big-V vocation–spouse, parent–comes before your little-v vocational pursuits […]
As we embark upon Holy Week, we are also opening a month of writing dedicated to our Lord. A few years ago, when National Novel Writing Month was just a November event, several of us on the Guild got to talking about how it didn’t fit our needs. Some of us wrote non-fiction; others short […]
We’ll be accepting submissions for the Seal of Approval from April 1-30. If you meet the qualifications below, consider applying now! Purpose The purpose of the Catholic Writers Guild Seal of Approval is to help Catholic bookstores and venues in their determination of the Catholicity of a work. This reassurance from a professional organization can assist […]
The Catholic Writers Online Conference has come to a close. There have been 34 presenters with nearly 50 chats and many different forums. Attendees of the online conference heard about marketing, writing tips, self-publishing and various other topics. I attended many of the chats and, as usual, learned a lot and enjoyed every moment. I […]
What’s one of the biggest reasons you keep reading when you pick up a new book? Think about it for a moment. For me, it’s characters who are interesting, multi-dimensional, unpredictable…and likeable. Yet this is an element many of us struggle to achieve. One of the most common phrases in rejection letters is “I just […]
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